. >> un steve chaid -- i'm meggin leigh. >> and i'm steve chaid. the new international peace envoy says the conflict in syria is worsening dramatically. >> german business confidence falls for the fifth time in a row. >> a senior politician in germany create controversy by calling for germany's military to be equipped with killer drones. >> the international envoy for syria, lakhdar brahimi, has told the un security council that the country possible war is worsening and that syria faces a growing food prices. he has been on the job now for just three weeks -- food crisis. he has been on the job now for just three weeks. >> he said there is little prospect of finding an immediate solution to end the conflict. his briefing to the un security council comes as the violence inside syrian cities such as aleppo continues. >> 3 children were killed in an explosion in aleppo, all members of the same family. activists say least 60 people died in attacks across the country on monday. syria is under the spotlight at the un headquarters in new york. special env